This last year I felt like I found the grade I love to work with. It took me 9 years to get to this through me being transferred, but I finally found the right fit. There will be challenges and it will take time getting to know the new scholars I will have, but I have so much hope!
The longer I have worked hands on in the classroom, the more I see the kids and the less exhausting it is with all the paperwork. That doesn’t make the paperwork go away or make it less important, it does the opposite.
I want to write better documentation and implement it better, but one thing I was thinking, in the short time I have actually been a certified teacher is that some of the scholars that come in my class need so much more attention than I can give because I have all the other scholars in the classroom that need just as much focus and time that they lose because I am trying to meet all of their needs.
Having the support of admin, general education staff, district staff, and BCBA’s definitely helps, but it is still a huge task to accomplish.
Aimee - thank you so much for this comment and reflection. Finding the right school and age level in a school can be key to a teachers success. When I was teaching, each year I got better at my craft, more efficient and then wanted to do better. "We don't know what we don't know" and this gap in our knowledge gets smaller each year as our eyes open wider, our knowledge gets deeper and our desires to do more and better grow stronger.
This last year I felt like I found the grade I love to work with. It took me 9 years to get to this through me being transferred, but I finally found the right fit. There will be challenges and it will take time getting to know the new scholars I will have, but I have so much hope!
The longer I have worked hands on in the classroom, the more I see the kids and the less exhausting it is with all the paperwork. That doesn’t make the paperwork go away or make it less important, it does the opposite.
I want to write better documentation and implement it better, but one thing I was thinking, in the short time I have actually been a certified teacher is that some of the scholars that come in my class need so much more attention than I can give because I have all the other scholars in the classroom that need just as much focus and time that they lose because I am trying to meet all of their needs.
Having the support of admin, general education staff, district staff, and BCBA’s definitely helps, but it is still a huge task to accomplish.
Aimee - thank you so much for this comment and reflection. Finding the right school and age level in a school can be key to a teachers success. When I was teaching, each year I got better at my craft, more efficient and then wanted to do better. "We don't know what we don't know" and this gap in our knowledge gets smaller each year as our eyes open wider, our knowledge gets deeper and our desires to do more and better grow stronger.
Looking forward to another great year!